Kings jump out early, hold on for win

Post date: Feb 27, 2021 12:29:03 PM

The Kings maintain their lead in the wild card race with a 5-3 victory over the Penguins at the Civic Arena. Marcel Dionne scored two goals and an assist, while Tom Williams added two assists for Los Angeles (29-27-7). Paul Gardner, Greg Malone, and Errol Thompson scored for Pittsburgh (18-35-9).

Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins

DATE : 02/08/2021

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Los Angeles Kings 3 2 0 0 5

Pittsburgh Penguins 0 3 0 0 3

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Los Angeles Kings 9 15 11 0 35

Pittsburgh Penguins 9 11 10 0 30

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. LAK. DAN MALONEY(14)( TOM BLADON ): 1st 11:21

2. LAK. JEAN PRONOVOST(9)( MIKE MURPHY, MARIO LESSARD ): 1st 14:46

3. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(41)( TOM WILLIAMS, RICHARD MULHERN ): 1st 16:57

4. PIT. PAUL GARDNER(12)( WAYNE BABYCH, ROBERT PICARD ) (PP) : 2nd 2:56

5. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(42)( DAVE TAYLOR, CHARLIE SIMMER ): 2nd 5:04

6. PIT. GREG MALONE(17)( RANDY CARLYLE, RICK KEHOE ) (PP) : 2nd 6:22

7. PIT. ERROL THOMPSON(14)( REG KERR, KEITH MAGNUSON ): 2nd 7:52

8. LAK. STEVE JENSEN(3)( MARCEL DIONNE, TOM WILLIAMS ): 2nd 15:53

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. PIT. ROSS LONSBERRY - 4 Minutes: 1st 3:49

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BLAIR CHAPMAN

3. LAK. STEVE JENSEN - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:49

4. LAK. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:46

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MARCEL DIONNE

6. LAK. DAN MALONEY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:45

7. LAK. PERRY MILLER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:38

8. LAK. OREST KINDRACHUK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:55

9. PIT. RANDY CARLYLE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:29

10. LAK. MIKE MURPHY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 13:36

11. PIT. GEORGE FERGUSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 13:36

12. PIT. RON STACKHOUSE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 15:17

13. LAK. MARIO LESSARD - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:06

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RICHARD MULHERN

I N J U R I E S

NONE

Player Stats For Los Angeles Kings

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

MARCEL DIONNE 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 11-6 42 24:00 1 0 0 2 GWG

CHARLIE SIMMER 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2-1 33 19:06 1 1 0 1

DAVE TAYLOR 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:08 1 0 0 2

JEAN PRONOVOST 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 3-0 32 18:04 0 0 2 0

OREST KINDRACHUK 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3-1 25 14:28 0 0 0 0

STEVE JENSEN 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 11 6:31 0 0 0 0

TOM WILLIAMS 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:31 0 0 0 0

BILL CLEMENT 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 26 14:37 0 0 0 1

DAN MALONEY 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1-0 23 13:23 0 0 0 2

MIKE MURPHY 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 30 16:52 0 0 0 1

PERRY MILLER 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 42 23:18 1 1 0 0

PIERRE PLANTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 23 13:23 0 0 0 0

RICHARD MULHERN 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:27 0 1 0 1

TOM BLADON 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:56 0 0 0 0

ROB PALMER 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:35 3 0 0 0

BOB MANNO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:11 0 0 0 0

TERRY HARPER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:21 0 1 0 0

BENCH 2

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TOTAL 20 35 5 8 12 0 0 25-10 7 4 2 10

Player Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

ROBERT PICARD 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 50 29:16 1 2 0 0

WAYNE BABYCH -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:04 0 0 0 0

RICK KEHOE 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:47 0 0 0 1

PAUL GARDNER -2 2 1 0 0 1 0 5-4 18 10:07 0 0 0 0

PETER LEE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:11 1 0 0 0

GUY CHARRON -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 25 14:37 0 1 0 1

GREG MALONE -1 2 1 0 0 1 0 9-6 29 15:30 0 0 0 0

ERROL THOMPSON 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 32 17:56 1 1 0 0

REG KERR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7-2 30 18:08 0 0 0 0

RANDY CARLYLE -1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 39 21:40 1 1 0 2

ROSS LONSBERRY -3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 38 21:09 0 0 1 0

DALE TALLON -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:51 0 1 0 0

GEORGE FERGUSON -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 34 20:23 0 1 1 1

BLAIR CHAPMAN -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:31 1 0 0 0

RON STACKHOUSE -1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 47 26:52 2 0 0 2

AL SIMS -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:58 1 0 0 1

KEITH MAGNUSON 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:11 0 1 0 3

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TOTAL -20 30 3 6 10 2 0 25-15 8 8 2 11

Goalie Stats For Los Angeles Kings

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

REJEAN LEMELIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MARIO LESSARD 60 30 3 0 5 4 105 WIN

Goalie Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

GREG MILLEN 60 35 5 0 5 1 105 LOSS

DUNC WILSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Los Angeles Kings 3 0

Pittsburgh Penguins 5 2

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - MARCEL DIONNE from Los Angeles

2nd star - TOM BLADON from Los Angeles

3rd star - MARIO LESSARD from Los Angeles

GAME STORY

In a close game, the Kings topped the Penguins by a score of 5 to 3.

Los Angeles quieted the crowd early, scoring 3 times in the first period.

MARCEL DIONNE had two goals and passed for one assist for Los Angeles.

Other goal scorers were JEAN PRONOVOST, STEVE JENSEN and DAN MALONEY for

Los Angeles and PAUL GARDNER, GREG MALONE and ERROL THOMPSON for Pittsburgh.

In other RHL action this week:

• • Guy Lafleur's hat trick powered Montrel past Minnesota 6-3.

  • Clark Gillies scored twice and added an assist as the Islanders edged the Canucks 5-4.

  • John Davidson made 34 saves as the Rangers tied the Maple Leafs 2-2.

Updated playoff picture:

• • Campbell Top 2:

    • Islanders - 79 pts, 17 GR

    • Canucks - 68 pts, 16 GR

• Wales Top 2:

  • Canadiens - 93 pts, 18 GR

  • Maple Leafs - 66 pts, 17 GR

• Wild Card Race:

  • Kings - 65 pts, 17 GR

  • Sabres - 62 pts, 25 GR

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  • Bruins - 57 pts, 24 wins, 17 GR

  • Blackhawks - 57 pts, 23 wins, 18 GR

  • Rangers - 53 pts, 22 wins, 20 GR

  • Flyers - 53 pts, 22 wins, 18 GR

  • Penguins - 45 pts, 18 GR

  • North Stars - 44 pts, 17 GR